Dead-lines: Reservations - February 25 * 2001 Payment - May 1, 2001
Participants will receive notification of the payment due according their registration

ICARIS Ltd., Conference Management, Nám. Dr. Holého 8, 180 00  Praha 8, Czech Republic

Fax: +420.2.6631 2113 * E-mail: icaris@bohem-net.cz

CONFERENCE DINNER in the medieval citadel Dřevčice - Villa Dreucici (combined with tours)
Wednesday, August 1, 2001 (afternoon, evening)
In the afternoon - departure of buses to Kutná Hora, Konopiště, Poděbrady, Mělník approx. at 13:30
(Kutná hora - the visit of the town-see below, Konopiště - the visit of the castle and decorative castle garden, Poděbrady - see below, Mělník - the visit of the castle and local exhibition of the viniculture)
In the evening - the medieval dinner in Dřevčice (estimated time of return: approx. at 23.00). Participants who want to visit only the dinner will be transported to the citadel by a special bus.

TOURS

Lesser Town, Charles Bridge (Half day walking tour with a guide. Minimum 15 persons)
Tuesday July 31, 2001 (morning)
The Lesser Town is a quarter of Praha with beautiful baroque churches and palaces. (St. Nicholas' Church is the most significant historical building of the period called Prague Baroque). Charles Bridge was founded in 1357. It is the oldest bridge in Prague, the statues and groups of statues are mostly from 18th century. The well-known are works of Matthias Braun and Ferdinand Maximillian Brokoff.

Prague Castle (Half day tour with a guide. Minimum 15 persons.)
Wednesday, August 1, 2001 (afternoon)
Prague Castle is the most important cultural monument of Prague and of the Czech Republic. Since the beginning a residence of the Bohemian princes and kings, after 1918 of the President of the Republic. During the tour you will see for example the Golden Gate, St. Vitus Cathedral.

Jewish Quarter, Ungelt (Half-day walking tour with a guide. Minimum 15 persons.)
Thursday August 2, 2001 (morning)
During this walking tour you will see the Jewish Town Quarter that survived the holocaust, visit some of the surviving synagogues, see the Kafka's house, Old Jewish Cemetery and reach the Old Town Square with the Astronomical Clock and the gothic Church of Our Lady before Teyn.

Poděbrady (Half-day tour with a guide. Minimum 15 persons)
Wednesday, August 1, 2001 (morning)
A famous Czech spa known as the birthplace of George of Poděbrady, the only Husite King of Bohemia. Visit of a chateau and of the Bohemia Crystal glass factory with a glass sample exhibition with a possibility to buy Bohemia lead glass products.

Kutná Hora (Whole-day tour with a guide. Minimum 15 persons.)
Thursday, August 2, 2001 (whole day)
The town of Kutná Hora was founded in the late 13th century close to the ample silver ore deposits. In the local royal mint, the Bohemian (Prague) Groschen started to be coined in as early as in 1300. A number of Gothic and Baroque houses, gorgeous Late-Gothic cathedral of St. Barbara and a Baroque, former Jesuit college has been preserved from this time. The town was registered in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in 1995.

SPECIAL TOUR

Weekend in the South Bohemia Saturday Linz - departure: at 8:00
Saturday July 28-Sunday 29, 2001 Český Krumlov - lunch, visit of the town and of the castle
České Budějovice - accommodation in the hotel Gomel
- evening - free - individual program
Sunday České Budějovice - visit of the town with a professional guide
- lunch in the restaurant Masné krámy
Hluboká - visit of the castle
Praha - accommodation (see the Accommodation & Reservation Form)

More detailed information about the places which will be visited in South Bohemia

Hluboká nad Vltavou Castle
Formerly a Gothic castle, it was entirely rebuilt in the Windsor style in 1840-1871. The chateau has 140 chambers, 11 towers and bastions and two court-yards. Here are amassed superb collections of gobelins, paintings, carved furniture, glass, china and collections of historical arms. The inseparable part of the chateau is the Mikoláš Aleš South Bohemian Gallery, which is within the premises of the former chateau's riding-hall.

Český Krumlov
The famous town listed by UNESCO as a world historic site in 1992, once the seat of the noble families of Vítkovec, Rosenberg, Eggenberg and Schwarzenberg. The Český Krumlov state chateau and castle is the second-largest castle complex in the Czech Republic after that of Prague.

České Budějovice
České Budějovice, a historical town of 100.000 inhabitants, founded in 1265, is the cultural and administrative centre of South Bohemia. It is located about 150 km south of Prague. The most beautiful area of the town is the monumental square-shaped square named after the King Přemysl Otakar II, lined with Gothic, Baroque and Classical buildings with a completely preserved system of arcades all around. In the centre of the square, there is the Baroque fountain with the statue of Samson, which dates back to the 1720.

ACCOMMODATION

Pyramida*** = main conference site Bělohorská 24, Praha 6

- The hotel is located near the Prague castle, Loretto, Strahov Abbey and Lesser Town. Each room has its own shower or bath, safe, TV. Fitness centre, swimming pool, sauna, solarium, massage, body building. Parking.
Hostel Kajetánka* = conference site Radimova 12, Praha 6

- A classical students' hostel with breakfasts in a student dinning room. Distance from the main conference site: walk 10 min.
U klenotníka*** Rytířská, Praha 1

- A hotel in the centre of the town. All rooms with a shower, WC, phone, TV. Distance from the conference site: tram 10-15 min.
Koruna*** Opatovická 16, Praha 1

- A small hotel, not so comfortable as the Pyramida hotel (conference site), but it is located directly in the centre of the town. All rooms with a shower, WC, phone, TV. Distance from the conference site: tram 20-25 min.
Splendid*** Ovenecká, Praha 7

- An accommodation in a pleasant surroundings of a quiet zone of Praha, in close nearness to the centre of the city. All rooms with a shower, WC, phone. Distance from the conference site: tram 15 min.
Coubertin*** Atletická 4, Praha 6

- The hotel is situated near the Prague Castle, only approx. 15 min from the centre of the town. All rooms with a shower, WC, phone, TV.
Krystal*** José Martího 2, Praha 6

- A hotel is situated near the airport, The connection to the centre of the town is very good. All rooms with own bathroom. Parking.
Holiday Inn**** Koulova 15, Praha 6

- The hotel is situated in one of the most peaceful parts of Prague, close to the Prague Castle. Each of rooms is equipped with TV, phone and own bathroom. Guarded parking, fittness centre, sauna, hairdresser, casino.
Parkhotel**** Veletržní 20, Praha 7

A comfortable hotel near the centre of the town. In the close vicinity of the hotel is: Výstaviště (the Prague Exhibition Grounds), Veletržní palác (the Exhibition Palace) with the Gallery of Modern Arts and Stromovka - the largest Prague park (jogging, relaxation).

HOW TO MAKE A RESERVATION

  1. Complete the "Accommodation & Reservation Form" and return to our address by e-mail or fax or use this online version (or just let us know your requirements by e-mail: name, address, phone, fax, data of your arrival, departure, ...).
  2. We will send you the payment form (= confirmation) according your order.
  3. The payments will be possible by bank transfer, by credit cards, by cheques.
  4. Participants travelling from the Linz-Conference who want to take part only in the weekend trip, may complete the "Weekend in South Bohemia" form and can pay directly now (not later than May 1, 2001).

CANCELLATIONS

Notification of all cancellations must be sent in writing to the ICARIS Ltd., Conference Management. Cancellation of the hotel booking until June 25, 2001 will receive a 100% refunding (less an administration charge of USD 50), cancellations after June 25, 2001 will receive a 50% refunding, after July 8, 2001 will not receive a refund.